Carolyn Louise Eslick (née Wand, born 1950) is an American politician in

Washington state Washington, officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is often referred to as Washington State to distinguish it from the national capital, both named after George Washington ...

. Eslick serves as a Republican member of the

Washington House of Representatives The Washington House of Representatives is the lower house of the Washington State Legislature, and along with the Washington State Senate makes up the legislature of the U.S. state of Washington. It is composed of 98 Representatives from 49 ...

for

District 39 A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

, Position 2. Eslick is the former mayor and first female mayor of

Sultan, Washington Sultan is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is located approximately east of Everett at the confluence of the Skykomish River and the Sultan River, a minor tributary. The city had a population of 5,146 at the 2020 cen ...

Education

In 1979, Eslick studied Computer Programming in

Portland State University Portland State University (PSU) is a public research university in Portland, Oregon, United States. It was founded in 1946 as a post-secondary educational institution for World War II veterans. It evolved into a four-year college over the next ...

. In 1998, Eslick studied Political Science in

Everett Community College Everett Community College (EvCC) is a public community college in Everett, Washington. EvCC educates more than 19,000 students every year at locations throughout Snohomish County, Washington, with most students and faculty at the main campus in ...

Career

Eslick is the former owner of a restaurant in

. Eslick is the founder of GroWashington. Eslick was appointed to the

Sultan Sultan (; ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be use ...

City Council in 1996 and was reelected to the Council in 1998. In 2008, Eslick was elected mayor of

, until October 2017. Eslick was the first female mayor of

. Eslick first ran for the state legislature in 2001, losing in the Republican primary to Dan Kristiansen. In 2014, Eslick lost her campaign for Snohomish County Executive against John Lovick. Following the resignation of

John Koster John Marvin Koster (born September 8, 1951) is an American politician who served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 39th district from 1995 to 2001 and again in 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he ...

, Eslick was one of three Republican candidates nominated to fill the vacancy, along with former Representative Elizabeth Scott and Georgene Faries. On September 21, the King, Skagit, and Snohomish County Councils voted to confirm Eslick. She was immediately sworn in on September 20, 2017.

Personal life

In 1979, Eslick moved to Sultan, Washington. Eslick's husband is Chuck. They have six children. Eslick and her family live in Sultan, Washington.

References

External links

Carolyn Eslick at ballotpedia.org

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